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Mr Raghav Dwivedi

Consultant ENT, Head Neck & Thyroid Surgeon

MBBS, DOHNS, MS (ENT), FRCS (ORL-HNS), PhD

Practises at: The Clementine Churchill Hospital

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Personal Profile

Personal Profile

Mr Dwivedi is a leading London Consultant ENT & Head and Neck surgeon. He offers a complete range of adult and paediatric general and specialist ENT care. He trained in major teaching hospitals in London, South East of England and East Scotland where he gained a wide range of experience in treating all aspects of general adult and paediatric ENT disorders. After gaining a national training number in the UK, he went on to be awarded the certificate of completion of higher surgical training for the UK, in addition to a vast experience of high-volume training in India where he initially graduated. He also completed two advanced fellowships in head & neck surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals and Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth.

He gained further experience by visiting centres of excellence in the USA and Canada, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre-New York, Mount Sinai Hospital-Toronto, University of Alberta and University of Western Ontario, Canada. This brings an international outlook to his current clinical practice.

His clinical and academic pedigree led to his appointment at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) and he was also conferred an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University College London in 2019. He is a core member of UCLH Head Neck and Thyroid Multidisciplinary Teams.

He is prolific in research, teaching and training and has successfully led several research projects within the UK and overseas. He completed a multi-award winning PhD in Head & Neck Surgery from the prestigious Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, London. He has won over 15 national and international awards.

Mr Dwivedi’s academic record stands out amongst his peers. He has published over 85 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and contributed more than 20 chapters in major Head Neck and ENT books, including the well-known textbooks “Scott-Brown’s Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery” and “Principles and practice of Head Neck Surgery and Oncology”.

He has co-edited two Head Neck Surgery books and is co-founder and series-editor of the book series “Head and Neck Cancer Clinics”. He serves on the editorial board of several specialty journals and has been scientific reviewer for more than 40 peer-reviewed journals including BMJ, JNCI, Cancer, Head Neck, Laryngoscope, Oral Oncology and Surgical Oncology.

Mr Dwivedi is on the faculty of various national and international ENT & head and neck courses and meetings and has delivered over 50 lectures globally. He is a member of over 20 professional & scientific bodies within the in UK and abroad. He is also an accredited trainer and regularly mentors trainees and medical students. He has co-supervised several MS/MSc and PhD students.

Above all, Mr Dwivedi’s colleagues would testify to his kind, personably and diligent nature that characterise his consultation style.

Clinical Interests

Clinical Interests

  • Head and Neck lumps, Thyroid lumps/ Thyroid cancer/ Thyroidectomy
  • Throat, Voice and Swallowing disorders, Tonsil disorders / Tonsillectomy/ Adenoidectomy
  • Laryngoscopy, Microscopic laryngeal surgery, LASER surgery of Vocal cords/ Voice box
  • Salivary gland conditions/ Parotidectomy/ Submandibular gland excision
  • Nose and Sinus disorders/ Septoplasty/ Endoscopic sinus surgery
  • Ear, Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Vertigo and Balance disorders/ Grommet insertion
  • Head and Neck cancer/ Tonsil cancer/ Parotid cancer/ Throat cancer/ Neck dissection/ Laryngectomy
  • Head and Neck Surgery for cancer and non-cancer using small incision/ Minimally invasive technique
  • Snoring/ Breathing/ Airway disorders/ Sleep apnoea
  • Smell and taste disturbances
  • General ENT

Professional Memberships

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England & a member of:

  • British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO)
  • British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons (BAETS)
  • Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK
  • Otorhinolaryngological Research Society, UK (ORS)
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery (AAOHNS)
  • International College of Surgeons (ICS)
  • European Head-Neck Society (EHNS)
  • European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
  • Association of Otolaryngoligists of India (AOI)
  • Foundation for Head & Neck Oncology, India (FHNO)
  • Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
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